Police are appealing for urgent public assistance to locate a woman reported missing this morning on the Gold Coast. At 11am police received a call from a man who advised he was walking near Gorge Falls in the Tallebudgera Valley when he lost sight of the woman. Police are coordinating a search of the area […]
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Commissioner Katarina Carroll and Police Minister Mark Ryan have announced the Queensland Police Service (QPS) will transition to a four Deputy Commissioner model with a new Deputy Commissioner Regional Queensland to be permanently based in Townsville. North Queensland will be split in to two police regions, one in Townsville and the other in Cairns. An […]
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A wanted property offender will face court on 63 charges after police intercepted the man in Bracken Ridge yesterday with a firearm allegedly concealed in his vehicle. Around 9.15am on February 11 the 26-year-old Brisbane man was observed leaving a Scarborough residence in a car and tracked by police to Barrett Street in Bracken Ridge. […]
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Update: The 24-year-old man reported missing from Brassall yesterday has been located safe and well. Police would like to thank the public for their assistance. Earlier: Police are appealing for urgent public assistance to locate a 24-year-old man. He was last seen yesterday at 2.30pm. The vehicle the man was driving was located today (yesterday) […]
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Police have charged a man following the alleged arson of a church in Bundaberg early this morning. Just before 4am emergency services were called to Barolin Street following reports a building was engulfed in flames. The church, which was unoccupied at the time, was completely destroyed by the blaze. A 42-year-old Bundaberg West man was […]
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Today police executed a series of search warrants throughout the Gold Coast, from Coolangatta to Yatala, targeting an organised crime syndicate and their offending behaviour. Operation Romeo Ionic, commenced in 2019 investigating an organised crime syndicate involved in drug trafficking, vehicle re-birthing, fraud, money laundering and firearm offences. Today’s actions have involved over 110 police […]
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A second man has been charged following the alleged serious unprovoked assault of a man at an Upper Coomera gym last week. The 22-year-old Helensvale man handed himself into police this morning where he was charged with grievous bodily harm, possessing dangerous drugs and possessing a drug utensil. He has been denied police bail to […]
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Police are investigating an assault in Thuringowa yesterday afternoon. Around 2.40pm, four people approached and assaulted a 16-year-old girl outside an educational facility on South Vickers Road. A second girl and five adults, who came to the aid of the victim, were also assaulted before the four people fled. Anyone who witnessed the incident is […]
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A 44-year-old Nobby man has today been charged with six fraud related charges after an investigation into applications made to the Queensland Government’s Drought Relief Assistance Scheme. Investigators from the Major and Organised Crime Squad Rural (Toowoomba), charged the man with two counts of attempted fraud, two counts of forging documents and two counts of […]
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Around 1:15pm police lifted the emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) put in place at 11:30am today in relation to a gas leak in Cairns. Please be advised that the Cairns CBD gas leak situation has now been successfully resolved. Residents can return home and are thanked for their patience.
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